Antonio Brandimarte

The art residency – London is Open, would allow me to carry out a cultural study through a series of paintings ( possible techniques: oil on canvas, and/or gouache on canvas or canvas-backed paper) building on the legacy of the English travellers who did the Grand Tour of Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, from Richard Lassels to Joseph Addison, or rather the artists who accompanied them to record the places and views they saw on their journey. Artists like John Robert Cozens and his father Alexander. 

A  reverse "Grand Tour" with London as the destination, a contemporary exploration of what the city means for the traveller today.